CUZ EYEMA COWBOY BABY WINS SPEEDHORSE GRAHAM PAINT AND APPALOOSA STAKES UNDER JOCKEY ROMAN CRUZ
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2026 –Jockey Roman Cruz got Champions Night kicked off at Remington Park on May 30 by bringing more drama to the race for leading rider by winning the first race of the day aboard Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby in the Grade 1, $20,000 Speedhorse Graham Paint and Appaloosa Stakes on Saturday.
Cruz began the day four behind leading rider Juan Pulido and closed the gap to three with the victory. He was sent off as the 2-1 betting favorite and outlasted the 2-1 co-favorite Set On Cruise by a neck in the 350-yard race. The margin in the jockeys’ standings narrowed to 53-50.
Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby, a 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred Paint gelding by Flying Cowboy 123 (QH), out of the CRM Livewire mare Cuz Eyema Livewire, covered the distance in :17.659 on the fast track to earn an 88 speed index. It was the fifth win in 12 starts for this gelding, who is trained by Jesus Ruiz and owned by Gary and Charity Hensley of Coalgate, Okla. He earned $11,640 from the purse and improved lifetime to 12-5-4-1, for earnings of $88,526. Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby was bred by his owners.
The Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Stakes is for 3-year-olds. The entire field of eight consisted of Paint horses.
Cuz Eyema Cowboy paid $6 to win, $3 to place and $2.80 to show. Behind him and runner-up Set On Cruise, the 30-1 longshot, Inner G, checked in third, another head back. The rest of the order of finish was Upshot (7-2) fourth, Pretty Lil Poison (13-1) fifth, Livewires Apollo (23-1) sixth, Turbulent (4-1) seventh and Cancel Culture (42-1) eighth. There were two scratches in the race – Mia Chilitos (early scratch) and Gigis Gucci Glasses (gate scratch).
It was the first win in this stakes series for all the connections of Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby.
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Remington Park has provided more than $411 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. The 2026 Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park will begin on August 21. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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CUZ EYEMA COWBOY BABY WINS SPEEDHORSE GRAHAM PAINT AND APPALOOSA STAKES UNDER JOCKEY ROMAN CRUZ
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 31, 2026 – Jockey Roman Cruz got Champions Night kicked off at Remington Park on May 30 by bringing more drama to the race for leading rider by winning the first race of the day aboard Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby in the Grade 1, $20,000 Speedhorse Graham Paint and Appaloosa Stakes on Saturday.
Cruz began the day four behind leading rider Juan Pulido and closed the gap to three with the victory. He was sent off as the 2-1 betting favorite and outlasted the 2-1 co-favorite Set On Cruise by a neck in the 350-yard race. The margin in the jockeys’ standings narrowed to 53-50.
Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby, a 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred Paint gelding by Flying Cowboy 123 (QH), out of the CRM Livewire mare Cuz Eyema Livewire, covered the distance in :17.659 on the fast track to earn an 88 speed index. It was the fifth win in 12 starts for this gelding, who is trained by Jesus Ruiz and owned by Gary and Charity Hensley of Coalgate, Okla. He earned $11,640 from the purse and improved lifetime to 12-5-4-1, for earnings of $88,526. Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby was bred by his owners.
The Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Stakes is for 3-year-olds. The entire field of eight consisted of Paint horses.
Cuz Eyema Cowboy paid $6 to win, $3 to place and $2.80 to show. Behind him and runner-up Set On Cruise, the 30-1 longshot, Inner G, checked in third, another head back. The rest of the order of finish was Upshot (7-2) fourth, Pretty Lil Poison (13-1) fifth, Livewires Apollo (23-1) sixth, Turbulent (4-1) seventh and Cancel Culture (42-1) eighth. There were two scratches in the race – Mia Chilitos (early scratch) and Gigis Gucci Glasses (gate scratch).
It was the first win in this stakes series for all the connections of Cuz Eyema Cowboy Baby.
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Remington Park has provided more than $411 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. The 2026 Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park will begin on August 21. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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